Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

22 reviews

nerdkitten's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Grief, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

moreau's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

the book is fucking boring. the concept of how the martians look and work is really cool, but most of the book is just people running. reading the book made me hate all the adaptations of it even more, there shouldnt be so many. stop making war of the worlds stuff its boring. dr moreau is where its at, food of the gods or the time machine would be better too. this works as a movie you forget about after you see it and thats it. its interesting but i dont get the hype. the best aspect was the fact david tennant was narrating it, love him. i wouldnt have been born without his existence. my parents both like him. also helped picturing the main character as him, i previously thought of him as tom cruise because of that one movie. ive seen the other movies but i love tom cruise so think of him, but he does not fit the book. david tennant does, if i hadnt had his assistance i would not have finished this. fuck you hg wells, this was boring as. never ever remake this unless its a movie directed by Richard Stanley. he is hg wells reincarnated. sad i cant put a trigger warning for 'boring' in the warnings on here. helped me fall asleep at least. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Death and Blood

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

verysillygoose's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood

Minor: Child death, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts

coolfijiwater's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement, and Blood

Minor: Child death and Suicidal thoughts

bookishchef's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

Probably very impressive for its time, but nothing special now. The story meanders and sometimes manages to be boring (which is almost an achievement for a book so short). Over all, I thought it was okay although the blatant sexism did take me out of the story many times over. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Misogyny, and Cannibalism

jackbifrost's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Violence, and War

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

michayla13's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Genocide, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War

thelunarmouse's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

trulydevious's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Murder, and War

Minor: Confinement and Suicidal thoughts

anjasshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Genocide, and Murder

Moderate: Blood